Politician
Tammy Duckworth
Democrat · Illinois · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S6IL00292
Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) raised $15M for the 2022 Illinois Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $20K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$15M
2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
11%
$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$20K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Illinois Senate | $15M | 11% | $10K / $20K | – | $15M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $560KLeadership PAC $328KTrade group $207KUnion $152KOther $124KMembership $97KSuper PAC $49KParty $10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Treasure State PACLeadership PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$10K
- Common Sense ColoradoLeadership PAC$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Women's Political Committee FederalOther$10K
- Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC - MsvpacCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- For a Better Illinoisagainst $20K
- The Veterans Foundation PACfor $8K
- Way to Lead PACfor $2K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 16 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (25%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $122K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $11K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $11K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $11K$17K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $122K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $36K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $177K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | Unknown coverageUnknown coverageUnknown coverage | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 7 key votes (71%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 2. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 86% support ±2Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $122K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 33% support ±3Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $19K Insurance wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 46% support ±4Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $11K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 59% support ±4Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $11K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$17K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 86% support ±2Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $122K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 68% support ±3Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 90% support ±2Illinois · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Tammy Duckworth's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Josefina PrescottFormer congressional staff
Counselor, Department of Health and Human Services // LD/Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) // Leg. Assistant, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) /…
Now lobbies for America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip), Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC
Kevin O'KeefeFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent - Office of Rep. Jahana Hayes; Staff Assistant - Office of Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Now lobbies for Giffords
Elan JonesFormer congressional staff
Intern, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (2022); Intern, Office of National Drug Control Policy (2022)
Now lobbies for Norc At The University Of Chicago · via Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Tammy Duckworth's 2022 campaign?
- Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) raised $15M for the 2022 Illinois Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $20K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tammy Duckworth?
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Treasure State PAC ($10K), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($10K), Common Sense Colorado ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Tammy Duckworth's race?
- For a Better Illinois ($20K against), The Veterans Foundation PAC ($8K for), Way to Lead PAC ($2K for) in 2022.